I hope they do stick with just 1GB of RAM and optimize safari. Then, we will have lots of threads about "I told ya so".

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Even if Safari can be optimized so tabs never reload regardless of RAM only wanting 1gb is not something anyone should hope for. If nothing else more RAM means apps can stay in a suspended state longer before being forced to close to make room for foreground apps.

Have owned three iPads. Don't think I ever used the camera on the back.

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Indeed, and that's what good, Everyone has different uses for different products.
The thing is to build in enough options so that it allows people who want different things to enjoy a product in slightly different ways.

Just because perhaps "I" want item A but not item B. does not mean item B should not be there as you, a different person may enjoy item B.

We have to be practical of course and not fit a million options.

Given that a flash has been used along side cameras since they were invented, with old wooden camera's on tripods, and a man under a black cloth holding a tray of flash powder.
I think we can agree that fundamentally a Flash goes along side a Camera.

Likewise, on the practicality front we have space, is there enough space to fit it without compromising the device?
I think we can all assume that would be a yes in something the size of an iPad (esp when it can fit in an iPhone fine)

Then we have Cost. If it were to add a major cost to the item again we may question the addition.

You are probably looking at around 1 or 2 dollars for the cost to Apple.

Myself, I think that would be worth it, to promote the iPad's camera as an even more worthwhile feature.

Especially as Apple have just done an advert showing it's use as a camera throughout the advert.

I would imagine the next iPad iteration would need to have something that takes advantage of something new in iOS 8 - whatever you want to speculate what that could be.

Otherwise, what's been mentioned as possible features won't get a whole lot of people rushing to upgrade. A flash is long overdue as well better imaging software right out of the box for something as large as an iPad.

If the rumor about multitasking in iOS 8 is true I would think that maybe Apple would need to put 2gb ram to handle it.

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Yes, I think the introduction of side-by-side multitasking could coincide with a 2GB iPad. The latest speculation is that iOS 8.1 or 8.2 might bring side-by-side apps. One option is that Apple keeps 1GB RAM in the 2014 models, releases an iPad pro in spring 2015 with iOS 8.2 and 2GB RAM, and puts 2GB RAM in the 2015 models.

Even if Safari can be optimized so tabs never reload regardless of RAM only wanting 1gb is not something anyone should hope for. If nothing else more RAM means apps can stay in a suspended state longer before being forced to close to make room for foreground apps.

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You're right, was just being a smart aleck due to the 24,766 threads about the lack of RAM. It's good. They should and will up it in the next gen Air.

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